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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

Cleveland has aiscerned one of
his minor mistakes aud hastens to
correct it. Some time since he ex-
pressed an utter contempt for the
newspaper fraternity and boldly de.
clared he had no use for them. But
nightmare gallop,ng on four legs
with eyes as big as all out doors and
ears as large as the, circle of civiliza-
ton has passed over the spirit of his
dreams. He has discerned that the
lying of newspapers can make alive
as we'll as kill. He has realized the
fact that lying of newspapers and
public speakers and writer's made a
mighty big nan outAof very poor, nfe.
rlor material by the name of Grover
Cleveland. He has also 6iscsrned
that no man can be President with
all the newspapers against him, and
that no man can he his own success.
sor to Cue biggest Office il the 2 f.
of the people with his party papers
all against him. Yes, he has lea. L.
ed this and has extended a general
lnvitation to the newspaper men
at the National Capital 70 all the
receptions at the White House upon
an equality with the members OF Con.
gress. This is . very important less
son learned but there is another
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

mortoaeee or both as the case may
be that the rent and supplies are
both paid. is not the man that
sells the cotton that we are
.after. The laws are severe
enough upon him now. 1t is the
unprincipled log trap keeper that
ought t. be punished. If our lsw>
makers would do more to catch The
white thieves and punish them.a ne"
dav would dawn in the eastern pal
of the S. ate for 5oth white aad
black. Place the sa1sof seed cotton
iiuder'such' restrictions as WILL Sc
cure honest dealing in seed cotton
aud do justice to the landlord, mort
gagged, mortga.or ana to both t-nant
ard cropper and we shall have adj
vanced long way on the road OF
progress AS the law now stands
the dishonest seed cotton buyer has
every inducemeat and tspptat on to
conceal the names Of the persons
from whom he buys, because it will
break down his trade TO tell, and If
dishonest he will swear to a lie be-
fore he will tell. Compel hIm &c
keep a book with daGes, names Of the
parties from whom bouyL ard
every pound bought. and if he fail
to do THIS, and buys q pound oil
cslton due for rent or supplies lei
him do it at his peril and upon con
viction thereof let him be pun ished
III the discretion of the court by
fine or Imprisonment or beth as the
court may dee IN proper. If something
like tnls is not done this section oi
.be State will be in terrible
condition.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
1888.
FOR PRESI DENT.
DAVIDB HILL,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR ICE-PRESIDENT.
John G.. CARLISLE,
OF KENTUCKY.
CLEVELAND.

The national aimin stratiOn IL not
a Democratic administration but
personal one. The Democratic part,
IS ignored entirely and Clev :
lands personal friends and s:ug>
wumps are brought to the front. FL
BUYS over occasion liz senator OIL
representative to his sup ort by Civ
Ing bis fr:en1 some fat place. Bot
so far as he rack and file of TIE
party S concern d.they can 90 to the
devil Cleveland is traitor to the
party and a TRAITOR to It's principles
He and lie Democratic house are as
far apart as the East is from the
West On IL national questions. He
does moi hold views in common with
any ID, mocrat Of stapdi, g and ahil-
ity in Congress on any single ques-
ton. Ofcaurse he and the must
heads and nen.pal tlsaus are togethes
on the civil service humbuY. "
are more than di~gusted with his
doinss and woul Il decidedly prefer a
straight outRepu bli. an for president.
He is more of Republican to-day
than Jim Blaine. He has done our
party more damage than forty jim
Blaines ever have or ever can do.
He is the most igsorant, irefficie, t
MAJ ever elec,edP Pres Ident. Never has
any oti er man since tue or anlzation
of the government be ell so co.:plele-
ly the object an! tool of the
boud-h holders al d bankers AS Gro> er
Cleveland. No man was ever named
for the presidency who was SD stuI-
idly ignorant of fiuance and al e.
ononic questions. He never hat;
an idea worth fig on the relation
of the tariff 10 the commerce of the
country and It's prosperity He is tie
biggest failure as Democratic
pres iaent this country has ever pro.
duced or We hope will ever
produce. ] he last Republican a /
ninIstration was more Democrat,
and ms re consistent than the
present administration. We have
watche and waited for some Demo
cratic act of his since hi election
but W. have watched and waited il
vain.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

y son eqn5lIJ - tmpoFeanf. Les
him Iears 70 respect the Democracy
Of the country that made him Presl-
dent and give it . cordial invitation
to all the vacant seats in his poiiti'
Cal hcusehold and prepare other seats
for his political friends BY removing
his political enemies. He ought
long since to have ordered them
bound hand and foot and cat into
darkness, for they did not have on
the wedding robes nor the leaven 81
Democracy in their hearts Turn
Them cut, Grover! Turn them out.
Lemar! Turn them cut. BaYard!
Turn then out. Manning! inrn
them out Villas or the people will
turn you out.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
Interstate Commerce. bill.

On this bill We throw up the
sponge. We admit our inability to
comprehend the SCOPE and into ut Of
this measure. We are utterly una
BILE to arrive at q satisfactory conclu-
sion to our own min as to whether
it is constitutional or unconstitution-
al. We can't say it is democratic
or undemocrat,c. In fact the who'e
IN tier is q puzzl, to US. But there 10
one thing in this bill we can see and
do see. We see the fallacy and
humbug in a short haul AID a long
haul pre- rata. 1t is an utter i'm
possibility to accO nplish this, wi b.
out breaking down completely al
through freights or abolishing en-
'lrely all local freights. No private
individual or corporation, either b.r
horse power or steam power can haul
bushel of corn or wheat ole mile fer
the same rate as he or it
could haul 1t one hundred or one
thousand miles, provided he was
prepared to haul and that was the
business he followed for livelihood.
We are almost CO. strained to the
conclusion that this bill ought not tc
become law. We have our doubts
about its constitutionalitv as well a.
about its policy and expediency
We clearly think the rail roads oueh'
to be controlled to some extent by
some power outside and aboye theil
own will and caprice. but as tt
whether 1t ought to be Fed ri Oh
State power we are not decided, but
rather Inclined to the State. Com
petition. traffic and the laws of ma
ture ought to control, but il
seems that the tricksters, gamblers
blood suckers and monled kings con
troll not only the AL roads but Con
gress and the State Legislatures a
we'll. If tins bill should become ,
law, We fear it would ruin a grea
many of cur large cities.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
THE LEGI&LATURE.

Mr.. Pearson and his followers
seem to think at tim,s that they COLI
stltute the Congress of the United
States. At other times they appear
Go come a grade b, low that BODY
and act merely as An advisory board
to that body. We presume our de-
legation i'll Congress know As nue.,
about he iesires, needs. wants and
will of their constituents as Mr.Pesr-
son and Co. However that NAV be
the people o. Buncombe did not elect
Pearson to make laws fer any other
state or people than North Carolina.
nor did they eject him. nor we're his
colleagues elected to dictate to our
delegation in Congress- what to do,
and What measures to support and
what not to support. From our
stand point it is all wrong for
the legislature to undertake to tell
Congress what it ought to do aud
Dot do. If tue people had intended
and desired this, they would have
8 mt them to Congress in stead of tc
tue Legislature. Every citizen has 9
legitimate right to criticise Conqres:
and to urge the passage Of any meas
ure he desires, provided he does i,
IN bis ind'v dual capacity. hut wher
any body of men in IN official ca
pacity undertakes to instruct ou1
members now to vote, that body i,
usurping powers and functions never
granted, delegated or in any wa,
conferred upon it. We presume al
the members of Congress from thi,
State are weakened and unstable
enough. and time servers enough, ex
cept Bennett. to vote for the Odious,
damnable Blair bill without the ad
vice of the legislature. We fear sc
at least; hope they will not. The
passage of the Blair bill will strike
at the foundation of our Republican
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
HANGED At LAST.

Last Friday Thomas j. Cluverlus,
the murderer Of Fanny Lillian Mad :
lson. was hanged in Richmond by
the neck until dead. Anxiety was
relieved at last. Many had feared
he would escape his meiited doom.
Some had desperately hoped he
would. Around III different parts Of
the country come say they believe he
was guilty but say that they do not
think the evidenc was strong enough
to convict him.. No one NO, Id or
should falsely sceuse another. II
one is rot certain tevond a reason
able doubt. Of anqNler's guilt surel,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

Rs should not sag he u guilty.
There f;r4 We will say that ell those
VINO say .OIuxerius was guilty J,
though they say too the evidence in
court was inanfficispt, are sure he.
yond q reasonable doubt. Now Why
do they think the evidence INSULT
Gent? Sympathy and Inconsistency
constitute the answer. Because, II
we mistake not, the very facts and
tances. which caused then
as private individuals to be sure OF
Ciuverlus's guilt beyond reason.
able doubt. were prodaced in court
as evidence. Then, why pray, shou.d
not these facts and circumstances
make juror certain beyond rsa-
sonable doubt? There is no reas-
on, and consequently jury of Vir.
ginians found Cluverius guilty ac-
cording to law and justice. and he
has paid his just penalty. T. j..
Cluyerius and Lillian Madison were
cousins. We regret her fate. She
had too much confidence in Cluver>
ius; she ought 10 have known that
tirs. cousins are rs ascally and treach
erous as Others. 1t has been nearly
two years since the murder and the
sympatEies Of tie people have been
turned in some measure from the
unfortunate girl 10 the fiendish
murderer. In connection with this
case we are reminded that q few
persons are opposed to CONVICTION
on circumstantial evidence. Here is
Thought for them when one de. ires
10 rob or burn house, or to kill an
other, he goes ia the night when no
one can see him, ne goes alone With
no eye witness, therefore ninty-nine
times cut Of a hundred there can be
no positive evidence. then if circum-
stantial evidence is not allowed
ninty-nine incarnats fends 60 free,
Any one could pick his chance and
kill and burn when no positive evid
ence could be produced <gainst him
Capital crimes are done as rule
sc. reilly Circumstantial evidence
is as strong as any. One han OF
two men if they hate a person might
he on him, but chain Of a hundred
circumstances, attested by hun
dred men is different.
Thomas Carlyle said truly tina
"Leniency towards culprits is rul'
to innocents." Men often forge
that principle, and when time ba
covered a crime with several months
they give way to their sympa thi,s
We have been almost shocked at til
position SOM of Miss Madison's Sc
havs taken recently in regard I
Thomas Judson Cluverius's exec,
ton. Sympathy should never ir
terfere VITA justice in law.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
NOTICE.

The co-partnership of N. Hoffman
& Co. is this day dissolved by mutu-
al consent the business will hereaf-
ter be continued at the same old
stand bv M. Hoffman who assumes
all the responsibilities and pay all
tue debts of the old firm.
Al. Hoffman.
G. Hoffman.
| will continue business at the ole
stand and hope to receive the en-
couragement and patronage extend
ed to tLeold firm-
M. Hoffman.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
5 Up THE WHITE THIEVES AND the
BLACK ONES WILL Be Nc TROUBLE.

We think law ought to pass the
present Legislature making 1t a mis-
demeanor IN any man to buy seed
cotton from any cropper or tenant
without taking down on a book kept
for that purpose the date, name of
person from whom bought and the
number of pounds bought. and with.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
NOTICE.

Having qualified as administr IA tor of
Geo. P. Pope, all ersons holdings claims
against his estate are notified to present
them to ME on or before the 18th day Of
January, 1883, and this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. Jan>
uary 10th, 1887. w. A. DUNN.
jan14-lw,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

= At a meeting of the Democratic
e litnrs Of Indiana, the other da,
Mr.. Ray the ed tor Of the Indian
apo.Is Sentinel nom mated David b.
Hill for President in 1883, because
be is democrat ''antainted with
nugwumpery.' lie is the maj.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
NOTICE.

The co-psrtnership heretofore ex>
listing between Kitchin & Dunn is
this day by mutual consent dissolv'
ed. All business now in hand will
be attende to by US jointly. Beth
Of US will continue the practice 81
law.
Jar'y l, 1887.
w. 81. Kitchin.
w nunn
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

EXPENSES REDUoED-
~ 7

,
EXPENSES REDUoED.
The spring session. andffth year nn-
der present m anagement. will open 18th
Of JANUARY, 1887. =
TUITION rEK Session o. TWENTY
PRIMARY, $AS.00
COMMON ENGLISH with A.
RITHMETIC, 1903
HIGHER ENGLISH with A
RITHMETIC and ALGEBRA 1850
HIGHER ENGLISH with A
RITHMETIC, ALGEBRA and
LATIN 1000
HIGHER ENGLISH with "A
RITHMETIC, ALGEBRA.
LATIN, and GREEK 22.5O
BOARD.
| Board with furnished rooms, wood and
lights, s10 per month of four weeks.
| Board with unfurnlshed rooms, students
furnishing rooms, wood and lights, $S
per month. Tuition payable quarterly,
with ten per cent discounted ifpaid in
advance.
All charges for board are due monthly
| IN ADVANCE.
No deduction for lost days, either in
board or tuition, for less than five days
IN succession.
All under management. of Principal.
For further particulars or catal ogue,
address E. E. HILLIARD.
| Principal,
| SCOTLAND NECK. N. &.
| de 24-Sw
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
de 24-6w.

NORTH CAR oL1NA / SUPERIOR COURT.
HALIFAX COUNTY I Jan'y Term 1887.
Harriet Higgs, Plff:
Against Summons.
Harry Higgs, Deft.
To Harry Higgs.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
court by affidavit that the defendant
Harry Higgs Is non-resldent of the
State and cannot after due diligence be
found therein, that summons in this
cause returnance to January Term 1887
OF this court has been returned moi
TO BE FOUND.'' and that a cause of
action exists against the defendant for
divorce to wit: That plaintiff and de-
PENDANT were married February 25th,
1880 and subsequently thereto the de-
PENDANT abandoned her and lived in
adultery with one Alice Johnston. 1t is
ordered that publications of this sum-
mons be made in the DEMOCRAT,
newspaper published in Scotland Neck.
Halifax county FIR six successive weeks
notifying the said Harry Higgs to appea
at said Superior Court in Halifax on the
Sth Monday before the list Monday in
March 1887 to answer the plaintiff cons
plant.
Witness Joha T. Gregory. Clerk of
Halifax Superior Court. This 9th day of
November 1885,
JOHN T. GREGORY,
Clerk Superior Court.
John A. Moore,
G. L. Lyman, Plfs Attorneys.
NOy19-6w.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

Jan. % IS the day set by the
House of Repr, sentatives to dis
cuss t: e Bar bill.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

Reve nue. will only be great wrong
t, the people. bnt will not violate
the organic law.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

The Tennessee Legislature set
down on tie Blair bill. God.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
NOTICE.

If you want good horse or mule apply
to b. g. MEDFORD. jan INV.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
scotland Net < n. q,

90
The spnny Term, End Sesslon,
will open January 17.h 1887. Work
thorough. Rates extremely low 70
suit the times.
TUITION PER TERN OF 7 EN- :
TY WEEKS.
Lowest, or Primary Grade $500.
Sa.ond Grade $1,000.
Higher Eaglis;. and Math. 1850.
Latin (extra 100,
In the management of this school
20 pains sill be spared to meet the
wishes and expectations of its Pat
rons. Very reasonA' le Board car
be obtained with the Principal. OF
in the vicinity. For further Partic
ulars apply to R. r. OWENS.
Principal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

Sam Jones is In Boston.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

~CiviI Service Refo m:
uwe prefer democrat to Re
publican of equal Character.
rNo honest and true Republ''
ca. asks to be retained. and none
other should be retained. In tho
South sweep with a clean broom
lie demanded nv all Democrats.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-12
TALKING RAILROAD.
A Big Scheme Proposed by New
York and Western Capitalists,

BOSTON, March ia meeting of the Bos-
ton Executive Business Association was held
tonight at Young's to discuss the question of
q new trunk line from Duluth to Bostons
me me scheme IS being pushed by capitalists Of
New York, Detroit and Chicago Mr.. B. +.
Smith OF New York, presented the plans Of
the new route and explained the various
features of the scheme. He said that a rail-
road from Duluth to the Straits of Stemaria
In Canada, I'D from st. Paul to the same
Broekyille, Canada, and from Broekyille to
Rotterdam junction, were all controlled by
the same persons. These capitalists intend
to consolidate these lines anu thus make a
through line between the West and Boston.
The only thing that prevented imme-
diate fulfilment of the plan was the difficulty
in securing control of the North Adams and
williamsburg road, 40 miles in length The
charter OF that road has lapsed, and a petit
tion is now before the legislature to revive
1t. and the road will then be built. Satisfac-
tory arrangements could be made with the
Massachusetts Central railroad, if this char
ter could be obtained. He showed the great
advantage to be gained by Boston by the con-
summation OF this scheme, and mentioned
some of the capitalists who are back Of it, as
follows: Austin Corbin, S. " White, Robert
y. Minturn, and j. G. More, of New York:
Columbus Cummings, of Chicago; James
Mcmillan and Huge Mcmillan IL Co., of De-
troit and others. He said none Of the Van
derbilts have an interest.
Hon. "A. e. Pillsbury, representing the
Boston Hoosac Tunnel and Western rail-
road, which is an important link in the con-
solidated road said he understood that the
necessary capital was ready to be used the
moment the charter mentioned above was
granted by the legislature. After a short
discussion 1t was not thought advisable to
take any decisive action in the matter be-
cause of the small attendance, but the mem
bers were urged to attend the hearing before
the committe ON railroads at the State House
next Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-12
Pensions have been granted the follow
Maine neonla:
FROM THE FISHING DISTRICTS
Comes a DenuncIatIon ofthe RetaIia-
ton BILL

OTTAWA, Ont, March 11.-That the gov
ernments policy in dealing with the fishery
question is not heartily indorsed throughout
the Dominion Is clearly pointed out in the
baudlck, Z. b., Reporter, published in one
OF the largest fishing districts in the maritime
provinces, which came to hand to-day. Re-
ferring editorially to the fishery troubles the
Reporter says: SHOULD the retaliation bill
passed by Congress be put in force, and all
our trade with the United States ont off, the
result Will be most disastrous to the mari
time provinces. 1t seems fair concession
that the United States should be allowed to
purchase bait in our ports for the prosecu-
ton OF the deep-Sea fisheries. The right of
fishing within the three-mile limit is not dis
puted, and the United States do not claim it.
Fish, when caught. are on the same footing
as any other class of goods Why not deal
with fishing rights and the sale of fish indie
pendently? The one has no right to be
mixed with the other.
We have no right to violate plain COM
mercial right to induce the people of the
United. States to change their policy from
protection to free trade We refuse to sell
off our fish. The principle is wrong. Let
the fishing rights be defined, and deal with
the policy of free goods afterward. Why
not put an export duty on ice, bait and fish
ing supplies? Then there might be some
reason in this policy, but the non-interstate
policy is only fit for barbarians."
1t is quite evident that that the feeling in
the maritime provinces is not unanimous in
favOring the policy the Dominion govern
ment has adopted in the protection Of the
fisheries. The loss sustained last year by
fishermen along the coast, who formerly
reaped good harvest in selling bait to the
American vessels, was very large. and many
fishermen who had entirely depended upon
It for a living were ruined by the regnla-
tlons which prohibited it.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-12
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO.
President Garrett Grants Extension
of Time to Take Up Stock.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE following
statement is made by one of the syndicate
which Is about to acquire control of the Bal
tlmore q Ohio. President Garrett has grant
ed an extension of time in which to take up
majority OF the stock, and he will not hold
out on technicalities regarding exact terms
or time. There is no option given to any
one person, but written agreement is in
thls city giving certain party the right to
buy stock, and this party although not men
TONED In the contract is clearly understood
by bothsGarrett and the parties conducting
the negotiations. Garrett and Gould will be
represented in the syndicate. The sale of
property when eliminated will bring about
settlement of the question of entering New
York city, and the telegraph and express
lines will be sold. Sully has the same inter
est as before in the syndicate and all inter-
ests are working in harmony. The negoti-
ati0ns referring to the sale to the Richmond
terminal failed on account of the refusal of
the executive committee yesterday to con-
sent to the issue of the additional stock nee
essary. The stock will be paid for in cash
which will either be subscribed at once by
syndicate or loaned by tho First National
Bank, DTexel, Morgan & Co., or Winslow,
Lamier q Co., who will issue negotiable GER
tiicates for it. The probability at present,
however, Is that the necessary cash will be
subscribed.
The formation of new company is not
contemplated. The securities may ultimate
ly be sold to the Richmond Terminal Com
pany, but at higher price than that paid by
the syndicate.